therockhr Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Just curious where some of you have placed your LED light strips when doing lighting above and below kitchen cabinets. Do you all place them in the middle of the cabinets facing up or down or place them towards the front or back facing the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo1738 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Hard to explain here but above cabinets in the back facing up, under cabinets towards the wall but facing down, and under toe kicks facing down but always towards the back of the cabinet depth wise. therockhr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdcllc Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Our preference for above the cabinets was to install LEDs toward the front in order to highlight the decorative items. therockhr and Neo1738 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFlury Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Above Cabinet - a few inches from the wall if it is C channel, V channel you will want 12-18" between the wall and the strip. In Cabinet - V Channel mounted vertical on the inside of the left and right side Under cabinet - C Channel as close to the front of the cabinet as you can. - Purpose being lighting the countertop not accenting the back splash This is just my general rule of thumb. I think anyone who does a lot of strip will have their own opinion. I will suggest not using 12v strip as the chip density is generally very poor and a lot easier to see hot spots. Take a look at some projects done with our strip light. It runs at 36vdc and has a higher chip density than any 12/24v strip out there. https://mirusinc.net/accent therockhr and tratliff 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Neo1738 said: Hard to explain here but above cabinets in the back facing up, under cabinets towards the wall but facing down, and under toe kicks facing down but always towards the back of the cabinet depth wise. I mounted my toekick lights facing the back of the cabinet to reduce the glare on the floors (I have shiny flooring). I also tried the 90deg aluminum channels which worked well, but ultimately I redid them all in regular aluminum channels facing the cabinet. Neo1738 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I like toekick lights as well, but mine face straight down. I have also used the aluminum channels with white covers and the covers diffuse the lights. therockhr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 So do you all use strip channels to put the LEDs in just leave them bare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, therockhr said: So do you all use strip channels to put the LEDs in just leave them bare? Strip channels - always. Especially if you're doing toekicks. I may not do them on top of cabinets. therockhr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, LollerAgent said: Strip channels - always. Especially if you're doing toekicks. I may not do them on top of cabinets. any brand channels you would recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LollerAgent Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Just now, therockhr said: any brand channels you would recommend? Muzata brand on Amazon is what I use. therockhr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 I have some strips with channels and without - the ones under the toe kicks do not have channels, which would be hard to do as they are on a curved kitchen island. I did need to use a glue gun in spots where the strip's adhesive wasn't holding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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